"Great music shop, hundreds and hundreds of guitars of every variety and interesting one-offs. Depression era guitars, some that would be the cost of a house in my home state of Pennsylvania down to affordable but well made items. Friendly staff that would just allow you to play and browse at a whim. Will check out this place again when I have some real cash to lay down."-Rhett Kennedy

"These guys are AMAZING!!! Every single employee is friendly, intelligent, and phenomenal musicians in their own right. I recently purchased a high end ukulele from Sylvan Music. I was very indecisive with my purchase and they were very, very patient with me after multiple exchanges. They never ceased to make sure I was satisfied. No matter what!!! If you're looking for a new instrument or need a setup done, you MUST go to Sylvan Music. They are the best!!! All-star crew of employees!!! Ask for Albert, Mike, Alex, McCoy, or Alan and you are in great hands!!!!!"-Cory H.

"This one of the finest music shops around. So many beautiful guitars from small makers. Love the Goodall's and the Santa Cruz!"-Don Splitter

"This store is breathtaking. You walk in and you see a lot of great gear and kind store staff right off the hop. String selection is fantastic. I was amazed at the ukulele classical guitar room. I've never played 2000 dollar ukulele's before. There's a lot of amazing National guitars along the wall in the main room. Some really fantastic small shop boutique guitars in the second room towards the back. There's a smaller room from here where you can find some amazing electric guitars, and a smaller vintage acoustic room (my fave) with old electrics, Martin, Gibson, Mandolins, Banjos and ukes. Hard to go wrong with selection like this - if you're out looking for a keeper that's in good repair and set up for the long haul go to this store. You'll find your holy grail (new or used) at this place."-Dan F.

"From the friendly staff to the incredible inventory to the hard-to-find items to the skilled craftsmen in the repair shop, Sylvan Music is one of those unique gems in the musical instrument business."-Andy Z.

"It's been 11 years since I've been here and I was super happy and not shocked to see them still here at the same location. As a singing teacher in Santa Cruz I need a place that has sight singing books and pitch pipes for my vocal students and I found this place to be the perfect location for it."-Forte Vocal Performance Academy